“Twenty years ago someone gave me a bag of gemstones instead of the money they
owed me and it all went from there,” says Ming Lampson. “I decided to go
India and study jewellery for two years in Jaipur. Back then I would use a
pipe and kerosene lamp as a blowtorch; now I use lasers.” Lampson’s
collections explore foreign cultural motifs using only the most precious of
stones and metals. “Jewellery is all about treasure, so it’s important to
respect tradition. If you’re making someone’s treasure, it should be the
same in 2,000